Motif
battle framed as divine war
battle_framed_as_divine_war
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXXI. The Magic Head. / Canto XXXVII. Preparations. / Canto XXXVIII. The Ascent Of Suvela. / Canto XLII. The Sally.; lines 51819-51887 confidence: high
The armies close in deadly fight, compared to gods of heaven battling rebel fiends; axes, spears, and maces kill Vanars, while rocks, trees, nails, and teeth kill giants.
The human and nonhuman battlefield is explicitly compared to gods of heaven fighting rebel fiends.
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